Migration is perhaps the most pressing issue of our time, and it has completely decentered European politics in recent years. But as we consider the current refugee crisis, Peter Gatrell reminds us that the history of Europe has always been one of people on the move. The end of World War II left many thousands of people virtually stateless, and later, former colonial powers felt overwhelmed by an influx of immigrants whom they would have preferred to govern from afar. Focusing on the postwar period through the present, Gatrell adds focus to this complex issue, frequently offering the migrants' perspectives.